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At Lake Turkana, science helps drought-hit communities share fish, water and peace
When drought killed most of his livestock, herder Angelech Losoro left northwestern Kenya’s plains for Lake Turkana to try fishing "instead of dying in this place", he told UNESCO.
Young Homa Bay farmer makes history as UN marks 81 years in Kenya
A young farmer from Homa Bay County took centre stage at this year’s United Nations Day celebration in Nairobi. Bornface Owino became the first person under 30 to be named UN in Kenya Person of the Year, as the UN marked 81 years of service to humanity amid a sweeping transformation of its Nairobi home.
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COP31: Energy transition takes centre stage as countries map path beyond fossil fuels
The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31, as countries explored how to move away from fossil fuels, accelerate clean energy and overcome financial and infrastructure barriers standing in the way.
COP31 opens in Antalya: Can Climate promises finally deliver results?
Nearly 200 countries have arrived on Türkiye's Mediterranean coast for a climate summit with a different ambition: fewer grand declarations and more concrete decisions. With a powerful El Niño threatening to worsen extreme weather, negotiators face difficult questions over climate finance, clean energy and how to protect communities already living with the consequences of climate change.
Syria’s undocumented children ‘pay the price’ of war and a law that shuts out mothers
Many children born in Syria since the war began in 2011 have no legal identity because nationality passes only through fathers – many of whom are dead or missing – a member of the independent UN commission investigating rights violations in the country said on Wednesday.
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